'I Need My Girl' Out Today, Live-Stream Sydney Opera House Show

4th February 2014

Today sees the digital release of The National's 'I Need My Girl', taken from their GRAMMY-nominated album Trouble Will Find Me. You can buy the track here, which comes with a bonus track, a cover of Perfume Genius' 'Learning'.

With the release of 'I Need My Girl', the band have also launched a competition around the track, inviting fans to contribute a cover version of the song for the chance to be featured on their website. With a new video highlighted everyday on amercianmary.com in the build-up to Valentine's Day, the eventual winner will be chosen on 14th February to receive a $500 Amex giftcard. To participate simply submit your cover of 'I Need My Girl' here.

Moreover, it has been announced that the band's show at Sydney Opera House on 8th February will be streamed worldwide on YouTube, live from the Forecourt. The sold out show will be streaming exclusively from 8:20pm AEDT as part of the Live From The House series, marking The National's debut show at the iconic venue where they'll perform to a 10,000-strong audience. You'll be able to stream the show here.

This past month The National announced the theatrical release of their documentary film Mistaken For Strangers, premiering on March 25th. Hailed by Pitchfork as “the funniest, most meta music movie since SPINAL TAP”, the film is a touching portrait of two brothers, Matt and Tom Berninger, set to the backdrop of The National’s High Violet world tour. To mark the occasion of the film's release a live concert and premiere screening is set for 25th March in Los Angeles at The Shrine Theater. A European and US tour also is planned throughout much of 2014 including festival appearances at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Øya Festival in Oslo, multi-night stints at The Chicago Theater and Austin City Limits Live this spring. Full tour dates below.